39 ice rinks in Metro Vancouver to lace up your skates this winter

The winter is all about the snow and ice sports – skiing, boarding, hockey, and you guessed it – ice skating. Whether you can skate figure eights around Elias Pettersson, or you’re just learning, ice skating at rinks is a Canadian winter pastime.

Here in Metro Vancouver, dozens of arenas offer numerous opportunities for public skating, including a number of extra-festive outdoor rinks.

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Here are 39 ice rinks to lace up your skates at this winter.

Outdoor skating rinks

Image: Robson Square

Robson Square

• Where: 800 Robson Street, Vancouver
• Open December 1 to February 2019

Grouse Mountain

• Where: 6400 Nancy Greene Way, North Vancouver
• Open as temperatures allow, typically until April

Indoor skating rinks

North Shore

Harry Jerome Arena – 123 East 23rd Street, North Vancouver

Ice Sports – 2411 Mt Seymour Parkway, North Vancouver

Karen Magnussen Arena – 2300 Kirkstone Road, North Vancouver

West Vancouver Ice Arena – 786 22nd Street, West Vancouver

Vancouver

West End Ice Rink – 1750 Haro Street, Vancouver

Trout Lake Community Centre – 3360 Victoria Drive, Vancouver

Britannia Ice Rink – 1601 Parker Street, Vancouver

Hillcrest Ice Rink – 4575 Clancy Loranger Way, Vancouver

 

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Kerrisdale Arena – 5670 East Boulevard, Vancouver

Killarney Ice Rink – 6260 Killarney Street, Vancouver

Kitsilano Ice Rink – 2690 Larch Street, Vancouver

Sunset Ice Rink – 404 East 51st Avenue, Vancouver

UBC Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre – 6066 Thunderbird Boulevard, Vancouver

Burnaby

Bill Copeland / Burnaby Lake Arena – 3676 Kensington Avenue, Burnaby

Kensington Complex – 6159 Curtis Street, Burnaby

Richmond

Minoru Arenas – 7551 Minoru Gate, Richmond

Richmond Ice Centre – 14140 Triangle Road, Richmond

 

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Richmond Olympic Oval – 6111 River Road, Richmond

Coquitlam / Port Coquitlam

Planet Ice – 2300 Rocket Way, Coquitlam

Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex – 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam

Port Coquitlam Recreation Complex – 2150 Wilson Avenue, Port Coquitlam

Port Moody

Port Moody Recreation Complex – 300 Ioco Road, Port Moody

Surrey / White Rock

South Surrey Arena – 2199 – 148 Street, Surrey

North Surrey Arena – 10275 City Parkway, Surrey

Surrey Sport & Leisure Complex – 16555 Fraser Hwy, Surrey

Cloverdale Arena – 6090 – 176 Street, Surrey

 

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Newton Arena – 7120 – 136B Street, Surrey

Centennial Arena – 14600 North Bluff Road, White Rock

Langley

Langley Sportsplex – 100 – 20165 – 91A Avenue, Langley

Canlan Ice Sports – Langley Twin Rinks – 5700 Langley Bypass, Langley

Delta

Sungod Recreation Centre – 7815 112 Street, Delta

North Delta Recreation Centre – 11415 84 Avenue, Delta

South Delta Recreation Centre – 1720 56 Street, Delta

Ladner Leisure Centre – 4600 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta

Abbotsford

Abbotsford Recreation Centre – 2499 McMillan Road, Abbotsford

Matsqui Recreation Centre – 3106 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford

Centre Ice Arena – 3600 Townline Road, Abbotsford